North Park University Establishes Chicagoland Leadership Council

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - April 8, 2009) - North Park University announced today it has created a Chicagoland Leadership Council comprised of volunteers to advance the mission, identity and place of the University in the Chicago community. Council members are ambassadors of the University within the Chicagoland region and advise the President and senior leadership on policies, initiatives and issues important to the long-term future of North Park University.

Council members serve without remuneration, and represent an array of business, civic, professional and religious leaders. Current membership includes:

--  Adam Burck, executive director, Edgewater Development Corporation
--  Steven D. Carr, managing director, Dresner Corporate Services
--  Jose Cerda III, vice president of public policy and communications,
    IFF
--  George Esplin, vice president and financial advisor, Morgan Stanley
--  Claudia Freed, president and executive director, Educational
    Assistance Ltd. (EAL)
--  Scott Goldstein, principal, Teska Associates
--  Soon Wan Hong, chief executive officer, AMC Health Co., Inc.; CEO,
    Global Trading Enterprise; president, AMC USA Co., Ltd.
--  Michael Krauss, president and managing principal, Market Strategy
    Group
--  Margaret Laurino, alderman, 39th Ward, City of Chicago
--  Mark Newton, president/CEO, Swedish Covenant Hospital
--  Harold Rice, Jr., executive director/CEO, Albany Park Community Center
--  Jerome Rowan, president, Rowan International, LLC
    

"North Park University is pleased that so many respected leaders are partnering with us to help us pursue the mission of preparing students for lives of significance and service," said President David L. Parkyn. "Chicago is the greatest resource we have, and the Council members provide the expertise, ideas and information to open avenues of collaboration between the University and Chicagoland institutions, businesses, organizations and individuals."

About North Park University

Located in Chicago, North Park University is a Christian comprehensive university that serves nearly 3,300 undergraduate and graduate students from around the country and the world. Within a diverse, close-knit, urban community, North Park offers a values-based education to students through more than 30 undergraduate majors and an adult degree-completion program, as well as graduate and continuing education in business, nonprofit management, nursing, education, music, and theology. By integrating faith with learning -- as it has done since its founding in 1891 by the Evangelical Covenant Church -- North Park University continues to focus on the important task of preparing students for lives of significance and service. More information is available at www.northpark.edu.

Contact Information: Media Contacts: Joshua Taustein, for North Park University (312) 780-7219 jtaustein@dresnerco.com Aubrey Pauly, for North Park University (312) 780-7218 apauly@dresnerco.com